ChevronTexaco lawyer to head fed oil price gouging probe

[SillyGoose]

I just found this on Buzz flash from Working for Change. More cronyism......

Bush has ChevronTexaco lawyer head fed's oil price gouging probe
Good news: Democratic governors have embarrassed the federal government into acknowledging the oil price gouging issue, as the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today announced a formal probe. Bad news: President Bush made sure to preempt any real investigation into price gouging by his financial backers in the oil/gas industry when last year he appointed a former ChevronTexaco lawyer, Deborah Majoras, to head the FTC.
Some would argue that any investigation - no matter how rigged - is better than no investigation. But, then, I'm not so sure, especially when we inevitably see in a few weeks an oil-industry-written FTC report that gives a government stamp of approval to oil industry profiteering. Undoubtedly, that's in the Bush administration's calculation: the White House's use of the FTC (instead of an independent commission) to be the government's one and only public face in dealing with this issue clearly has something to do with that agency being headed by an oil industry crony.

Thus, the question of the day: Will Majoras recuse herself from being involved in the probe?


http://www.buzzflash.com/
http://www.workingforchange.com/blog/index.cfm?mode=entry&entry=7A079CED-A552-6200-CF4C39A76CD5A5E4

[fasttense]

1. This just made me laugh. Do they really think Americans are

that stupid? I guess they do. Sure, we will investigate ourselves again.

[GreenPartyVoter]

3. I get so tired of this crap they pull. Why waste our money when we all

know nothing will happen here.

[spanone]

7. Sadly, I think Americans are that stupid. Think WMD's.

[rkc3]

8. WMDs? Think about those who voted for the second term?

[sarcasmo]

2. Nothing will come of this probe. Two oil Barons in the White House

will NOT screw their own kind.

[SillyGoose]

5. Yep, that's my prediction as well. Add the CYA cronyism that is

rampant in this administration and they'll skate home free.

[Waya]

4. Figures.....

:grr:

[maine_raptor]

6. Another Day, Another Whitewash

SIGH!!!!!

[realFedUp]

9. looting and porn.....Bush Inc. should investigate itself

Can we get a coup please.